Ha, yeah, it was working on the day I posted it. Oh well.

For the record, I tried one of these pulled pork sandwiches after work. Overall, it wasn't bad: the meat was pretty tangy, but the coleslaw didn't really add much to it (perhaps I needed more coleslaw sauce). It's a good alternative to a sandwich place like Subway or Quiznos.

sounds like a great idea

im hungry looking at those pictures

Another update:

"Panda Fresh Bakery" has opened at Drake and Expo Blvd in Yaletown. Freshly baked croissants with a variety of fillings and toppings are being sold out of an old school bus by a 20-something Asian duo. They just opened over the weekend and I haven't tried them out yet, but they are serving an interesting product. More information and prices are here: http://vancouverstreeteats.ca/?p=463#more-463

I also checked the City's website and two more carts are schedule to open this week. There is going to be a falafel stand at the Main Street Skytrain Station area starting tomorrow, August 17. And finally, the Dim Sum stand is scheduled to open by Canada Place on Wednesday, August 18.

The dim sum cart, despite what the City has said, isn't open yet.

However, there's a new cart selling meat and vegetable skewers on Hastings and Burrard. It's called the Chinese Skewer King and the prices are very reasonable. A menu is available here: http://www.chineseskewerking.ca/

I went to Panda Fresh Bakery and it was delish!! I had their croissant with red bean paste, green tea+black sesame ice cream. $5 and it was fairly decent sized, I couldn't even finish it. They often sell out their batch so you'll have to wait 15-20 min but worth it. Ran by 2 brothers.
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I went to the skewer king today and was highly satisfied. $10 for 6 skewers (lamb/chicken/beef/pork), choice of regular or spicy (mixing with multiple skewers is no problem), with a bottle(!) Of pop.

Split it with a coworker, we were both satisfied but not overfull. Spicy was hot on the tongue, but it didn't add that much to the experience. Beef was well marinated and done through, very tender. Definitely a good alternative to DT fast food and the like.


Also have tried the pulled pork. When I went it was one guy working in a cramped cart (felt kind of sorry for him) doing everything all at once. Good pulled pork, and he made fresh slaw for me and my coworker (same guy) when we tried it out. More filling than skewer king, but also more expensive.


I can recommend both, and would suggest the pulled pork if more hungry and the skewer king to split if just looking for a light meal, or if you need a massive amount of meat all at once for a not-unreasonable price.
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Word on the street is that there will be a Japanese crepe cart opening either this weekend, or next week on the corner of Granville and Georgia.

This sucks, I want in on this "Street Food Cart" project :(

Couldn't apply cause I was on vacation :( I wonder if they'll take more applicants next year or something?

According to articles just after the cart project was launched, very few of the people who bid can actually go for it; some of the people are just looking to sell/lease their spots (for ridiculous prices of course, 'cause this is Vancouver).

You might not be out of luck.

Word on Twitter is that the Dim Sum cart has finally opened on Howe and Cordova. While I haven't seen it yet, there's a couple of photos posted on Twitter with the cart and its menu. Combos consisting of har gow, siu mai, sticky rice, spring rolls, and chow mein are $7.

According to the City, a satay stand has opened for business on Burrard Helmcken. I haven't seen this stand yet either.

Here's the info. 17 total vendors and as of today 12 have permits to operate.



Pizza West side of 400 Burrard Street @ Pender
Asian Cuisine West side of 1200 / 1300 Arbutus St @ Creelman Ave
Chinese Dim Sum East side of 200 Howe St @ W Cordova St
Southern BBQ East side of 700 Hornby St @ W Georgia St
Asian Cuisine South side of 700 W Georgia @ Granville St
Beef/Pork Skewers South side of 900 W Hastings St @ Burrard St
Baked Goods Pacific St @ Drake St- David Lam Park
Falafel East side of 1300 Main St @ Terminal Ave
Burritos North side of 700 W Cordova @ Howe St
Satay Bar West side of 1100 Burrard St @ Davie St
Lemonade & Crepes South side of 2000 Beach Ave @ Chilco St
Healthy Food West side of 600 Granville @ Georgia St

I went there yesterday, It wasn't very good imo.

Though I'm not chinese so I may not know what i'm talking about ;)

I'll try it on tuesday and see how it is; that's just down the street from work for me.

A couple of new vendors have popped up.

There's the "Satay King" on Davie and Burrard. Their menu is very basic - Indonesian satays with peanut sauce. Each satay is $5 (which I think is ridiculous), but you can get a combo with rice, 1 satay (with peanut sauce), and a small salad for $7.

There's another vendor which was at a location not listed on City's map - the corner of Robson and Hornby. The cart is called "Poke'M" and they serve a variety of skewers with your choice of 5-6 different sauces. Each skewer is $3.75 and you get to choose one sauce with each skewer.

After my initial post about the dim sum cart, I decided to walk down there and try the char siu bow and the siu mai. Overall, I would say that the food is on par with the vendors at the night market. 4 pieces of siu mai are $3 and the 2 char siu bow were $3.

PanDa fresh bakery on Drake and Pacific is DELICIOUS.

Had the croissant (fresh baked in small batches) with green tea ice cream (yums) and red bean paste (yums x 2). It was $5, which is a bit expensive but still okay considinering the large scoops of ice cream they give you and the overall quality of the ingredients. Charging anymore would be seriously pushing it.

Sorry for the upside down picture.

http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/u...9052010021.jpg

3bucks for a slice of pizza ? LOL

Want to get on national TV?

The Food Network Canada will be filming PanDa Fresh tomorrow from 11-2 for a new show, 'Eat Street'!

I'm reviving this thread from the dead because the city has approved another 19 food cart vendors.

A text-based list can be found here: http://communities.canada.com/vancou...hey-ll-be.aspx

The city has put together a Google map here: http://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?hl=en&...,0.077162&z=14

The process to pick the new vendors was completely revamped this year and has been the subject of controversy. Two prominent food bloggers were asked to provide input into the selection process, but they resigned in protest and subsequently shut down their blog. Before they shut down their blog, they posted a huge rant about the politicization of street food in the city (i.e. it was biased in favour of organic, local, and fair-trade food) and some comments about Vancouver being a city full of rich snobs served by an underclass of workers from the suburbs. Typically Vancouver, right?

Interesting, do any of you know where you would apply for it? I didn't know they were looking to add 19 an additional carts..

This was one of the blogs that shut down, or well, moved on and passed the blog to someone else.

http://vancouverstreeteats.ca

Interesting how this street vendor program has progressed so far. I'm leaning a bit towards the disappointed side for a couple reasons.

1. Price. Street food should be cheap. If I'm gonna end up paying the same price as a restaurant, then I'd rather be in the restaurant where I have seats, cover from elements, and a washroom.

2. Repetitive stuff, such as TACOS TACOS... oh and TACOS. I know they're easy to make/prep and by that nature lends itself easily to street food, but come on..

Vancouver's got a long way to go to establish a good street food rep, and I know it'll never come close to what I have grown up with and experienced in Asia and Central America, but hopefully one day it'll sort itself out.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...s.html?ref=rss

cbc video about it.

No fucking shit. Couldn't agree more.

Tacofino is coming to Vancouver? Hell yeah! I eat there all the time when I'm in Tofino.